Emmys by the Numbers: HBO and Netflix Tie for First, ‘Game of Thrones’ Takes Series Crown

HBO and Netflix shared the Emmys crown Monday night, as the premium cable network and streaming service both took first place in total wins at the 70th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, grabbing 23 statuettes each.

The two platforms jockeyed for the lead all night, with the Outstanding Drama Series category (which was claimed by “Game of Thrones”) being the one that left HBO and Netflix neck-and-neck.

“Game of Thrones,” led the series race with nine wins, “Saturday Night Live” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” tied for second with eight, and “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” came in fourth place with seven awards.

“Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,” “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” and “The Crown” tied for fifth place in total show wins with five apiece.

Netflix began to dominate the Emmys conversation back in July when, for the first time ever, the streamer surpassed HBO to grab 112 nominations and break the premium cable channel’s 17-year streak of being the most-nominated network.

HBO has Outstanding Drama winner “Game of Thrones” to thank for its tie Monday night, along with Season 2 of Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s “Westworld” (4 wins), late-night series “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (4 wins) and Bill Hader’s freshman comedy “Barry” (3 wins).

Behind the two first-place winners was NBC with 16 statues. The broadcaster’s third place slot comes by way of programs like “Saturday Night Live” and “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert,” starring John Legend.

FX took fourth place among the networks and streamers with 12 wins. And while Ryan Murphy’s limited series “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” dominated its categories for the cabler (including Outstanding Limited Series), the final season of “The Americans” grabbed a couple prizes, as did Donald Glover’s comedy “Atlanta,” which was largely shutout after several big wins in 2017.

Meanwhile, CNN and Amazon tied for fifth place with eight wins apiece. The news network boasted several wins for “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,” while Prime Video grabbed a lot of gold for Amy Sherman-Palladino’s comedy “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” which became the first streaming series to take the Outstanding Comedy Series honor.

Hulu left with four awards, with less love this year for the streamer’s big 2017 winner, “The Handmaid’s Tale.” The drama grabbed three prizes this year, all handed out earlier this month at the Creative Arts awards.

See the complete list of winners here and the breakdown by show and network below.

The Best and Worst Moments of the 70th Emmy Awards (Photos)

With the 2018 Emmy Awards well under way, here are some of the highs and lows of this year's awards show.

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Best: Sandra Oh as a presenter

When presenting the award for Best Directing for a Comedy, Oh decided to speak from the heart in lieu of a prepared speech with her co-presenter Andy Samberg. The "Killing Eve" actress -- who herself was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama -- got so flustered that she ripped the card with the winner's name in half and announced "La La Land" as the winner. "Anything but that!" Samberg cut in.

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Worst: The Opening Number

While entertaining, the opening number was all about diversity in Hollywood. And while the lyrics "we solved it" were tongue-in-cheek, the first several winners were all white -- until Regina King won for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie -- making the message fall flat.

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Best: Chrissy Teigen and John Legend presenting Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

The couple presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie, and when Legend commented on what a year they've had, Teigen cut in to joke, "We know, we know" about her husband completing his EGOT.

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Worst: Fred Armisen and Maya Rudolph

While Armisen and Rudolph are a funny pair, their bits in between presenters fell flat. And for a show that often runs long, it didn't seem a necessary way to spend air time.

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Best: John Mulaney's acceptance speech

When accepting his award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special, Mulaney thanked his wife, who couldn't be at the awards because she was in New York. Mulaney said that she told him, "I just can't fly across the country to watch you lose," which garnered laughs from the audience.

“Do you know why I don’t like to call you my girlfriend?” the director said. “Because I want to call you my wife.” The crowd inside the Microsoft Theater immediately started cheering, and Svendsen started nodding her head “yes.”

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From the opening number to acceptance speeches — and a proposal!

With the 2018 Emmy Awards well under way, here are some of the highs and lows of this year's awards show.